Toy



P. M. CONDON.

TOY.

M'PUCATION HLED no. 1919.

Patented ,Jan. 20', 1920.

WITNESSES INYENTOR I TTORNEYS man? u. connon',.or ALBANY, NEW roan.

" TOY.

Specificationot Letters Patent. ,Patented J an, 20, 1920.

Application fled 10. 1919. Serial No. 296,046.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERRY M. Coupon, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Albany, in State of-New new and useful Improvements inToys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in toys, and has for its object toprovide a toy in the form of a wheeled vehicle havin a seat for an occuant and having means or tossing a ball rom the front of the vehicle tothe occupant in the seat, and for guiding the ball back tothe front ofthe vehicle, said tossing'means being spring controlled and beingmovable into position to toss the ball by the occupant of the seat.

In the drawings:

' Figure 1 is a side view of the improved so Fig. 2 is a top plan view.In the present embodiment of the invention, the vehicle comprises a body1 in the form of a plate of suitable size having bolsters 2 at its ends,to which are connected axles having wheels 3 on their ends. A seat 4 isarranged above the body of the vehicle, the said seat being supported bybraces 5, and [this seat is approximately half "th length of the bod ofthe vehicle. 1

An arm 6 of channel shape is pivoted to the body just in front of thefront end of the seat, as indicated at 7, anda coil spring 8 is arrangedbetween this arm and the adjacent-brace 5, the spring acting normally toswing the arm upward into the dotted line position of Fig. -1. f

The arm is drawn downward by a cord 9 which passes from the free end ofthe arm through eyes 10 at the front end and'on the under face of thebody, and thence upward-1y through an opening 11 in the .body to aconnection with the'seat, as indicated at 12, in

' such position that it will be convenient to the grasp of the occupantof the seat.

This arm 6 is as before stated, shaped, having the channel rearwardly,and it isadapted to receive a ball 13, the ball, whenthe arm is in thefull line position of Figs. 1 and 2, resting at the outer end of the armthechannel. It will be obvious that when Z the arm is released byreleasing the string 9, the spring 8 will throw the arm up into thedotted. line ition of Fig. 1 and the ball will be to the occupant of theseat. By means of the string the am my the county of Albany and York,have invented certam channel be returned to set position, that is, tothe full line position of Fig. 1, and the ball may be returned to thechannel of the arm by means of a trough or chute 14 which leads from theseat to the rear end of the arm 6 when. the said arm is in downward orset position. This chute extends through a notch 15 in the side of theseat to a position convenient for the rider to drop the ball therein. y

In operation, the occupant of the seat may draw the arm downwardly intothe position of Fig.1, and when the ball is dropped into the chute itwill roll to the front end of the arm. When the string is released, itbeing understood that the arm is held lowered by traction on the string,the arm will be flung upward and the ball will be tossed backward to theoccupant of the seat.

Referring -to the drawing, it will be noticed that the ends of thebolster 2 are provided with screw eyes 20, with which are connected theends of a cord 21. By means the same, an arm hinged to the body at thefront of the seat and adapted to swing down upon the body or upward intovertical position against the forward end of the seat, a

spring normally pressing the arm upward, said arm being channel shapedand being adapted to receive a ball to-be tossed to the occupant of theseat by the upward movement of the arm, means adjacent to the occupantof the seat for drawing the arm down, and a chute leading from the-seatto the lower end of the arm and registering with the channel of the armwhen the arm is lowered.

2. A device of the character specified comprising a wheel supportedbody, a-seat at the rear of the body, an arm hinged to the I body at thefront of the seat and adapted to swing down upon the body orupward intovertical position against the forward end, of the seat, a springnormally pressing the am upward, said arm being channel shaped, and

being adapted to receive a ball to be tossed to the occupant of the seatby the upward movement of the arm, and means adjacent to the occupant ofthe seat for drawing the arm down.

3. A device of the characters ecified ccmshaped and being adapted toreceive a ball prising a wheel supported b0 'a seat at to be tossed t0the occupant of the seat by 10 {3:1 rear 6; tlfle body alnarmthmgeddtothg the upward movement of the arm.

yatte ronto tesea an aapte 5 to Swing down upon the body or upward PERRYON into vertical position against the forward Witnesses: 1 end oftheseat, and a spring normally press- ELIZABET A. MOGRATH,

ing the arm upward, said arm being channel JAMES JOSEPH J ORDAN.

